Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
About twenty Sacramentans participated
in the excursion TO Fresno yesterday.
The steamer San Joaquin No. 4 arrived
from San Francisco yesterday, with mer-
chandise and lumber.
The Seventh Day Adventists are holding
religious services nightly in the tent at
Sixteenth and | streets.
There were not as many excursionists to
Chico last evening as had been expected,
two cars conveying them all.
4olo county claims to have sent the first
aprlcots to market, they having been
shipped from the ranch of f. n. Wertner,
near Winters, last Monday.
A palace sleeping car will be here to-day,
to enable Sacramentans who intend to ioin
the excursion to Mount Shasta tomorrow
evening to select their perths.
A clump of wheat grown in the garden
of Sam Barnes, Woodland, is a curiosity
because of the fact that 161 stalks have
spread from one kernel of grain.
At the session of the Grand Council.
United Friends of the Pacific, in San Fran
cisco yesterday, William B. Maydwell, of
Sacramento, was elected Grand Treasurer.
The reported sale of the running horse
Certiorari at Woodland is contradicted.
Dan. Dennison has brought him and Dave
Douglass to Sacramento, to be shipped to
the races at Eureka, Humboldt county.
w. F. Knox and William Turton, con-
tractors, went up to Shingle Springs yester-
day to examine the proposed route of the
Placerville and Single Springs Railroad,
with view to ascertaining the probable
cost of construction.
Though the air was rather cool, and not
exactly such as would entice people out of
doors, there was a large attendance at the
Plaza last evening to enjoy the open-air
concert by the Hussar Band. The music
was very fine, and evidently appreciated
The Southern Pacific train did not con-
meet yesterday with the train arriving here
at $50 P. NJ. over the Western, but the pas
sengers came by special about $50 P NJ
The second section of the east-bound ex-
press train was held here until they arrived.
These arrests were made Yesterday:
Dan White, by officer Mccormack, for
being drunk All Bow, All Dock and Ah
Jim, by Deputy Sheriff Eldred, for INSIDE
meanor, refusing to pay their poll tax
Jim Gilday, by officer Frazee, for being
common drunkard.
The average Signal Service temperature
in Sacramento yesterday was 500, which
is 4o cooler than the mean average tenn
perature for that day during nine years.
The highest and lowest temperature was
II and 490, with fresh to brisk southerly
winds and weather clear to cloudy.
A man named Jesu Pizarro, about So
years of age, was drowned on Tuesday in
the Sacramento river, below the foot of n
street, in consequence of the upsetting of
his boat, loaded mainly with driftwood
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barge and has not been seen since.
L. w. Towne, an officer of the Kansas
Titr, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, and
ner of A. n. Towne, General Manager
vi the Southern Pacific Companys system
of roads, went north in a special car Tues
day with a party of friends, intending to
pass few days at Sissons, Hornbrook, etc.
a gentleman who came down from Ne
Yada City yesterday stated, referring to the
alleged embezzlement of funds by Captain
Rapp, of the Nevada military company,
that the Captain expressed himself able to
produce vouchers or otherwise show the
way the money belonging to the company
was all properly expended, so far as he was
concerned.
In Justice Posts Court yesterday morn
ing sentence was passed upon George Van
Kleck and e. L. Cox, who recently COM
mitted misdeineanor, in escaping from the
County Jail. Van kleck, having pleaded
guilty, was LET off with sentence of forty
days Imprisonment; but Cox, who had
been tried and convicted by jury, was
given sixty days.
On warrant sworn out by P. o Brien in
Justice Posts Court, Deputy Sheriff Cone
arrested yesterday r. H Mackall, propri-
etor of the City Hotel saloon, for an assault
with deadly weapon, committed at the
saloon Tuesday night, when the complain
ant was struck with a cane or club receiv-
ing cuts and bruises. The Court set the
case for hearing next Saturday at 10 a. NJ.
The Yolo bail of yesterday boosted of
strawberries raised three miles north of
Woodland, as follows: Jerome Baker
brought to our Office yesterday six boxes of
the largest and finest strawberries ever
raised on earth. This may sound like
drawing a long bow" but here are the
facts: One box, an ordinary one-pound
box, was full, and on actual count held just
eighteen berries, averaging five inches each
in circumference. In the other five boxes
the berries were nearly as large. We did
not count them, but would Judge they ran
from twenty to twenty-five in a box. Mr..
Baker sent them to friend in Sacramento.
THE Police IN UNIFoRM.-At meeting
of the Police Commissioners yesterday it
was decided that the police shall, after next
Sunday, appear in uniform when on duty.
The uniform will be of dark blue, as at pres
ent, with a dark blue helmet" resembling
| the high hat with narrow brim affected by
English and Australian tourists. The Chief
informed the Board that hereafter he would
change the beats of the men weekly, and
the hours of the watches every fortnight.
On motion, it was resolved that the ap-
pointments of all special officers be re-
voked; that said revocation take effect
Monday, May 23d, at o'clock, and that all
parties desiring reappointment must file
their application with the clerk by that
time
BABY SHow.-The committee having in
charge the flower festival and promenade
concert to be given at Turner Hall to-mor-
row evening, have added thereto Compel
tive baby show, to he given as a matinee
Saturday afternoon. The contest is open
to all babies under 3 years of age, and the
"boss" baby-the one receiving the most
votes-will receive beautiful and valuable
prize The committee show excellent iudg-
ment in leaving the matter of decision as to
merit to the public in attendance, and not
TO one or more individuals, whose back
hair. if not their lives, would be endan-
gered.
NEVER HEARD FReM.-Charles f. Smith,
bookkeeper with Baker & Hamilton, who
disappeared so mysteriously last January,
| has never been heard from since. There
was al one time report that he had gone
| to Canada, but it was not authenticated.
| His relations in the East have written to
Sacramento asking for any information
concerning him, and alleging that he had
not been heard of by them since his disap-
pearance. 1t is the belief of most of those
more intimately acquainted with him that
he committed suicide.